Furring construction



July 30, 1940. q; NICHOLS I 2,209,470

. FURRING CONSTRUCTION Filed Oct. 11, 1959 INVENTOR. M

ATTORNEY.

Patented July 30, 1940 UiTE STATES FURRING CONSTRUCTION Charles K.Nichols, Scarsdale, N. Y., assignor to' Simplon Products Corporation, acorporation of New York Application October 11, 1939, Serial No. 298,890

1 Claim.

This invention relates to metal furring systems and has particularrelation to a system of the general type disclosed in the Marsh PatentNo. 2,064,984. In that patent there is disclosed a structureforsupporting furring strips comprising a metal shield or socket whichis permanently embedded in the wall and accommodates a flat, adjustablebracket having at its outer end a V- shaped trough portion for receivingcorrespondingly shaped horizontal furring strips. Special clips areshown for securing the furring strips to the brackets.

The object of the present invention is to adapt such a system tolow-cost construction and particularly to enable the use of the standardchannel members of different widths as furring strips, disposed withtheir greater cross-sectional dimension either horizontal or vertical,that is, either flat or on edge, with conventional. means for tying thestrips to the brackets.

The invention contemplates a bracket consisting of a fiat strip of metalhaving an upstanding flange at its outer end, the flange being of aheight at least equal to the width of the channel strips and beingnotched at spaced intervals along its sides to accommodate a tie wire atvarious heights depending on the disposition and width of the channelstrips.

The bracket member can be employed not only in conjunction with thecasing or socket disclosed in said aforementioned patent, but can beemployed also in conjunction with other receiving members therefor.

The accompanying drawing is illustrative of my invention and shows myimproved bracket employed in combination with the socket of theabove-named patent.

In the said drawing:

Fig. l is a side elevation of the furring structure embodying myinvention;

Fig. 2 is a top view thereof, and

Fig. 3 is a perspective view of the bracket.

Referring to the several figures, there is shown a casing or socket l inwhich is partly disposed a bracket member 2 made of a flat strip ofmetal, provided with a series of holes 3, 3, in the horizontal portionor flat thereof. The outer end of the bracket is provided with anupturned flange 4 having a plurality of spaced-apart notches 5, 5, inthe sides thereof.

When the bracket is extended out from the socket the desired distancethe same is anchored to the socket by inserting a locking pin 6 througha hole I in the top of the socket and alined with said hole 1.

The horizontal channeled furring member 8 can be laid flat on the flatpart of the bracket adjacent the flange 4, or stood on its side, asindicated in Fig. 1, and the same is thence tied to the bracket by meansof the wire 9, which is passed under the flat part of the bracket, overthe top of the furring member, past notches on each side of the flangeand back thereof, where the ends of the wire are twisted together and indoing so the furring member is brought into tight engagement with thebracket. When the furring member is laid with its greatercrosssectional'dimension upon the flat of the bracket, the wireisengaged in the lower notches of the flange, whereas when the furringmember is placed with its lesser cross-sectional dimension upon the flatof the bracket, the wire is engaged in the upper notches of the flange,as clearly illustrated in Fig. 1.

One advantage of the present construction is that it allows me toavailmyself of the use of the ordinary channel bars as well as other forms offurring members; and, as above stated, the

present construction permits the use of said channel bars, laid flat orstood on their sides.

While the notches in the sides of the flange can be dispensed with ifdesired, nevertheless it will be found to be a convenient and desirableexpedient to obviate slippage of the tire wire along the length of theflange as well as providing a tighter grip upon the furring member, andthereby prevent its undesirable shifting relative to the bracket.

Accordingly, the present invention affords a simple, mechanical furring.system capable of speedy and economical erection, as well as providingthe rigidity necessary for rapid, accurate lathing and plastering.

Having described my invention, what I claim is:

A furring structure comp-rising a socket, a flat, adjustable bracketmember slidably mounted therein and terminating in an upturned flangenotched at spaced vertical points along the sides thereof, a furringmember substantially greater in one cross-sectional dimension than inthe other carried by said bracket, and a wire tying said furring memberto the flat and flange parts of said bracket, said Wire beingengaged inthe lower notches when the furring member is laid with its greatercross-sectional dimension on the flat of the bracket, and said wirebeing engaged in the upper notches when the furring member is disposedwith its lesser cross-sectional dimension on the flatof the bracket.

CHARLES K. NICHOLS.

